profoundly grateful for her wise counsel.She has superb judgment, an intuitive empathy with people and, above all, an unshakeable and profound sense of duty.It is this sense of duty that motivates her and defines her reign and, since it communicates itself unobtrusively but none the less obviously to her subjects, brings her, I believe, the love of the people of this country.РР第 4 页 共 5 页РIt is difficult in this day and age for the monarchy to balance the natural demands for accessibility and openness with the dignity and majesty of the monarch, but it is a balance that she has struck with immense skill.РSo I know that I speak for the whole House and, indeed, a grateful nation when I convey to Her Majesty the Queen our best wishes on her 80th birthday and say, "Long may she reign over us."